Willis, who in his first season, helped a Louisiana defense improve to third in the Sun Belt Conference in 2013, as compared to eighth in 2012, had reportedly accepted the position of linebackers coach with the Florida St. Seminoles.

The 41-year old Willis, who played in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks, also played one season in the now defunct XFL, with the Birmingham Thunderbolts, before college coaching stops at Rhode Island (2004), Temple (2005), Auburn (2006-2008), Alabama (2009), and Texas Tech (2010).